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Fatal A61 crash in North East Derbyshire on 10 January 2011 at 07:05 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra hit a pedestrian on the A61 in North East Derbyshire at 07:05 on Monday 10 January 2011. An 86-year-old male pedestrian was killed and the 37-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Jan 2011
Monday, 07:05
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.13581, longitude -1.4191, in the DE55 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shirland, North East Derbyshire, DE55 6FU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North East Derbyshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201130C000015
Council area
North East Derbyshire
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
61
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 51 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 February 2014.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 86, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 201130C000015 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North East Derbyshire road accident statistics for 2011.